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so my gateway laptop crashed.... gg HH's. what laptop would be a good one for a mid stakes MTT grinder? i have a 22 inch monitor i use with it, but i still feel like i need at least a 15-17inch laptop monitor too. strictly for poker, running pokertracker, watching cardrunners vids, and some youtube. no heavy gaming, or music downloading. what do you suggest? oh and would definately want a higher resolution.
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Joined: Jun 07Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 2:40pm) in reply to wvumaniac2
Im using a 17" Toshiba Satellite with a numeric pad installed (good for bet sizing) that has been working wonders. I use it at home with a dell 22" monitor for extended desktop, but it is large enough to comfortably 6table on the laptop itself when i am on the go. I hear that the new HPs are fairly good for this.
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Joined: Jan 07Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 2:48pm) in reply to wvumaniac2
Tiger Direct has awesome prices. I recommend Acers, or myabe HP. Gateway is garbage, i used to do tech support for them. I know some people who like Toshiba, but they have WAY too much preloaded garbage for me.
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Joined: Aug 07Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 3:16pm) in reply to wvumaniac2
I recently got one from www.dell.com/outlet on the cheap and I like it a lot. The 17" has a numerical pad on the right side that I sorely missed the day I left it at work and had to fire up the old laptop to play.
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mattg1983
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Joined: Feb 05Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 3:43pm) in reply to wvumaniac2
i just got this at alienware.com.
1] Area-51® m9750
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Video/Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® Series - 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT - Enables DirectX® 10 Graphics!
Chassis: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology - Stealth Black
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 512MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 160GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Security Software: McAfee® VirusScan Plus – 36-Month Subscription Factory Installed!
Microsoft Office Suites: Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 – Factory Installed!
Includes Word, Excel and One Note!
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Avatar: Alienhead 3D
Window Style: Default Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Wallpaper: Alienhead 3D
Power Plan: Standard Power Plan
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
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^^^Totally agree......
Originally Posted by GrayFOX22
Im using a 17" Toshiba Satellite with a numeric pad installed .......
PS: Unfortunately, you're going to get Windows Vista vs XP (can downgrade if it comes with Windows Vista Business) -
Misery loves company do not listen to these fanitics.
Originally Posted by Metasploit
Mac Laptop (macbook) works with FTP and Stars
http://www.apple.com/macbook/
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Joined: Sep 06Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 4:05pm) in reply to wvumaniac2
"Crashed"... plz explain.
Unless you're laptop is ancient and you're just really ready for a new machine, you probably don't need to replace the whole unit. Notebooks are notorious for corrupting hard disks because of all the bumps and jarring that occurs. I've had 4 2.5" drives become littered with corrupted sectors; such is life. Never keep anything important on a laptop w/o backups.
So.. if all you need is a fresh hard disk and clean install of xp why bother replacing the whole unit? Your machine will run 1000x better with fresh (and properly done) install of xp. -
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Joined: Sep 06Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 4:16pm) in reply to mattg1983
Over/Under on how long it takes Matt to toss it out the window and is back on the market? I say 2 weeksOriginally Posted by mattg1983
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mattg1983
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Joined: Feb 05Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 4:34pm) in reply to pzane
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR onclick="location.href='/thepokerdb/tournament.asp?tid=979027'" bgColor=#d3d3d3><TD height=16>7/15/2008</TD><TD align=right>$150</TD><TD width=10></TD><TD width=400>NL Hold'em</TD><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=right>/663</TD><TD align=right>$8,701.88 </TD></TR><TR onclick="location.href='/thepokerdb/tournament.asp?tid=978986'" bgColor=#d3d3d3><TD height=16>7/15/2008</TD><TD align=right>$100</TD><TD width=10></TD><TD width=400>NL Hold'em+Rebuys</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=right>/212</TD><TD align=right>$3,276.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Originally Posted by pzane
Over/Under on how long it takes Matt to toss it out the window and is back on the market? I say 2 weeks
these bustouts were were like an hour apart... 10 minutes later i was visiting alienware.com hehe -
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Joined: Feb 08Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 5:19pm) in reply to mattg1983
Man, it would've been way more exciting to report on you for P5slive if you'd had any computer components at the WSOP events.Originally Posted by mattg1983
these bustouts were were like an hour apart... 10 minutes later i was visiting alienware.com hehe
I would've had to switch my camera settings to super fast shutter speeds for sports photography. Is that like.. street poker?
Just don't throw the bracelet, kiddo. *grin* -
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Joined: Jun 06Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 5:38pm) in reply to GrayFOX22
I bought a Toshiba Satellite(L350) a few months ago too and love it. 17" monitor, full numeric keypad, pretty thin and light, decent price (was about $800 from Best Buy), overall best value for a 17" laptop I could find after doing quite a bit of research. Only thing I'm not a huge fan of is that the screen is glossy and tends to have quite a bit of glare when I take it outside or am playing in a very brightly lit room, but most of the time it's not that noticeable. I bought the AMD version but they make an Intel one too, not sure if one is better than the other but so far so good.
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Joined: Mar 06Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:20pm) in reply to mattg1983
Matt you should call Alienware and upgrade to 2GB of memory to run Windows Vista well.Originally Posted by mattg1983
i just got this at alienware.com.
1] Area-51® m9750
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Video/Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® Series - 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT - Enables DirectX® 10 Graphics!
Chassis: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology - Stealth Black
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 512MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 160GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Security Software: McAfee® VirusScan Plus – 36-Month Subscription Factory Installed!
Microsoft Office Suites: Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 – Factory Installed!
Includes Word, Excel and One Note!
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Avatar: Alienhead 3D
Window Style: Default Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Wallpaper: Alienhead 3D
Power Plan: Standard Power Plan
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
Time Zones: (GMT - 8.00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
nice puter, it'll look good next to your bracelet too -
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ding ding dingOriginally Posted by tiltyjoker
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